DESTINY 2 RAID UPDATE 7

A quick tip here from Bungie for anyone planning to "run the race to glory today" in the new Leviathan raid.

"When we give you the signal, sign back in," Bungie warns. "When you complete the activity (good luck), return to orbit!"

In short, when the Raid start time comes, at 6PM, make sure you do the above, otherwise you won't be able to jump in!

DESTINY 2 RAID UPDATE 6

Less than 30 minutes to go until the start of the Raid and as mentioned, if you're not playing through the raid, you'll certainly want to watch one of the best Destiny YouTuber's running through this new part of Destiny.

Above is the Twitch stream from ArekkzGaming, who'll be running the Raid with some members from his Destiny 2 Clan.

Give it a watch when the clock strikes 6PM and hopefully pick up some clues to help you with your own attempt at the Raid later on.

Destiny 2 Leviathan Raid Secrets, Clues and More!

Here's everything we know so far about the Destiny 2 Leviathan Raid...

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DESTINY 2 RAID UPDATE 5

Bungie has released a brand new teaser video ahead of the Leviathan Raid going live later today on PS4 and Xbox One.

The new clip was tweeted from the official Destiny 2 Twitter account with a message that reads:

Destiny 2 fans are now three hours away from the start of the Destiny 2 Raid and Bungie have already started teasing this new Leviathan Raid on Twitter.

With PS4 and Xbox One players gearing up for the release time, Bungie posted a picture of the Destiny 2 director with the following caption:

"Will you try to be World's First? Will you watch to see who is?"

It's an important point, because while not everyone can be the world's first to complete the Destiny 2 Leviathan Raid at 6pm this evening, players could still tune into their favourite YouTube or Twitch streamer.

In turn this could help players who jump into the Raid later on, which will be especially helpful when you consider that Guardians will be going in blind and it's unknown what sort of loadout players could need.

So watching a full run through of the Raid so you can prepare yourself will prove invaluable.

Stay tuned for more updates in the lead up to 6PM!

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DESTINY 2 RAID UPDATE 2

Less than 5 hours to go until the release of the Destiny 2 Raid and if you want yourself a helpful handy guide to get you prepared for this massive event, then your're in luck, because Destiny 2 expert Arekkz is here with everything you need to know.

"Here's some important stuff you'll want to know before The Leviathan Raid in Destiny 2 drops this week." reads the YouTube description.

However, Arekkz delves into plenty of stuff, from the required player level to obtaining the 'On the comms' item you need as you "await the world eater".

It's worth remembering that the raid is endgame content and all of this is planned only for players who have completed the game and obtained level 20.

Either way, it's well worth giving the below video a watch. Enjoy!

DESTINY 2 RAID UPDATE 1

The new Destiny 2 Raid starts today and no Guardian truly knows what will be waiting for them when the new mode drops.

As one Destiny 2 Redditor has pointed out, this is the first proper Destiny Raid that has players going in completely blind.

"This will be the first raid that we have had no footage of AND not known who the boss was going to be prior to its launch," one Redditor posted last night.

"The jumping puzzle off vault of glass was shown off in promotional footage, we knew we were fighting Crota as the final boss (it was literally called Crota's end), we both knew we were fighting oryx as well as had some footage of the bosses prior to King's fall's launch, and we knew about the death Zamboni for Wrath of the Machine."

"People have theories about what the raid will like, and who we may fight, but nothing is certain. This raid will be the single "most blind" raid to date."

Whatever Guardians end up facing, it promises to be a really exciting day, do make sure you don't miss the start of the Raid, which is planned to drop at the following times around the world:

• 1pm EDT• 10am PDT• 6pm UK• 7pm Europe

There's likely to be more info also released from Bungie in the lead up to release, and possibly a new trailer. Stay tuned for more details throughout the day.

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Destiny 2 Guardians only have a handful more hours to go until they can begin playing the game's first Raid, currently known as Leviathan.

Most players see the Destiny Raid as the endgame of the Destiny titles.

But unlike the Destiny 2 Strikes, or even the weekly Destiny 2 Nightfall, the games first Raid will finally allow the games newest players to finally test themselves against the game's hardest and most brutal enemies.

Destiny Raids typically involve a 6-player fireteam jumping into a special level filled with various enemies, environmental puzzles, hidden secrets and massive rewards.

They are usually the hardest levels in Destiny by a significant margin and require good communication, dedication, and perseverance to overcome.

The launch of Destiny 2's first Raid is exciting for players that want to see just how much the endgame content of the series has changed since the first game - and if the Raid (called Leviathan) will be as tricky as The Vault of Glass, Crota's End, King's Fall or Wrath of the Machine.

Writing on Twitter, Bungie director Luke Smith confirmed the requirements fans will need to have reached before they can undertake the "Leviathan" mission.

"Destiny 2's first Raid has a Power range of 260-280," he revealed.

Destiny 2's first Raid, will go live on TOMORROW, Wednesday September 13 at 10 AM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time), which is 6 PM GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) for players in the UK.

Instead, it goes live a day later, meaning Guardians get a chance to complete more challenges and ideally level up their gear a little bit more before heading on into the big new Raid.

Once the Raid goes live, the first thing to keep an eye on is usually who manages to figure out and complete all the game's challenges first: The Vault of Glass took players over 14 hours to crack, for example.

A fixed time for when the Leviathan Raid has been provided by Bungie, with the following regions listed as going live:

UK: 6pm (BST)

Europe: 7pm (CEST)

East Coast US: 1pm (EDT)

West Coast US: 10am (PDT)

According to Bungie, Destiny 2 has over 1.2 million concurrent players recorded as having gone online, meaning there could be the return of server queues later this week - especially if everyone is funneling into the Raid at the same time.

Destiny 2 Raids are gated by Level requirements, meaning the past week has been a lot about driving that upwards - unless you're 260 or higher, you won't be allowed into Leviathan.

Speaking about the raid previously Director Luke Smith confirmed that they have no intention of releaseing any teases for Destiny 2's first Raid.

Bungie expanded on this in a recent blog post on their website, saying:

"If you have witnessed the race to become the first to topple the final boss, you know we keep Raid info well under wraps."

"These are your moments to discover - your mysteries to solve. We’ve given you the when. You will soon discover the who, the what, and the where. Together, as a team, you might even discover the how."

Bungie also recently confirmed that Nightfall and Raid Guided Games will go live on September 26th, at around 6pm BST.

So Guardians without a clan have some time to wait before they can jump into the raid with the aid of several other Guarians by their side.

“For Guided Games to have a successful launch, we need time for enough players to form into real Clans and be ready to guide other Guardians," Bungie explained.

"If there are too many solo Seekers and not enough Clan Guides, the queues for matching will be quite long"

“Therefore, we’re going to roll out Guided Games as a limited-access ‘soft beta’, where only a select number of solo players will be able to use Guided Games for the Nightfall on 9/12."